Dr. Mieres is an expert and patient advocate in nuclear cardiology and cardiovascular disease in women. She is chief diversity and inclusion officer and medical director of the Center for Learning and Innovation at North Shore-LIJ Health System as well as an associate professor of medicine at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine in Hempstead, N.Y.

In addition, she is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and the American Heart Association (AHA). She is board certified in cardiovascular diseases and nuclear cardiology and earned her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine.

As a producer of the PBS documentary “A Woman's Heart” (2003), Dr. Mieres was nominated for an Emmy for best documentary in the health science category.